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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has identified agriculture and health care as areas in which she would like Barbados to "do serious work" with New Zealand
Jan Henderson from New Zealand paid him a farewell visit to the seat of government
. The Prime Minister said that New Zealand has distinguished itself by attracting some of its best agricultural students. Highlighting the importance of the sector, she insisted that it became even more critical when a country was hit by a hurricane or cut off from the rest of the world. According to her, a country must be able to feed itself in the event of a national crisis.
She emphasized that international trade was extremely important for Barbados because it had a significant impact on the design of domestic trade policy; and revealed that a meeting would be held shortly with Cabinet to review this region. She said native products from Barbados, including black sheep, had great potential and advocated the creation of a credible manufacturing sector.
During the far-reaching discussions, Mottley said that many of Barbados' coral reefs were dead and, while the country was focusing on rebuilding these diverse underwater ecosystems, it wanted to play a leadership role in collaboration with other countries facing similar challenges
. In the field of agriculture, Henderson promised that New Zealand would help Barbados wherever it could and noted that a few years ago, there was a fundamental overhaul of the country. agriculture in his country. .
The Prime Minister and High Commissioner also discussed the importance of the marine sector and training opportunities in this area, Henderson stating that she had recently had extensive discussions with the Minister of Maritime Affairs and the blue economy, Kirk Humphrey.
Among the participants in the meeting were Acting Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, Terry Bascombe, and Second Secretary of the New Zealand High Commission Office in Bridgetown, Ruth Delany. (BGIS)
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